After meeting with Coker, Anzaldua remains committed to UTSA

SAN ANTONIO — After meeting with UTSA coach Larry Coker Tuesday night in Edinburg, 6-foot-6 offensive tackle David Anzaldua from Edinburg North High School says he remains committed to the Roadrunners.

Anzaldua said Coker welcomed him to the program.

“It’s been a real blessing for me to commit over there,” he said in a telephone interview. “They’ve been the No. 1 choice since day one.”

He said he has heard from UTSA for the past three years.

“It meant a lot to me, for them to stay with me that long,” Anzaldua said.

Anzaldua (6-6, 320) said the Roadrunners were first to offer him a scholarship during his junior year.

After weighing offers from Houston, SMU and UTEP, he told UTSA coaches in December that he would sign with them.

Anzaldua confirmed to the Express-News that he intends to sign with UTSA on Feb. 5, the first day that high school athletes in football can sign letters of intent.

Last fall, the four-sport letterman helped power Edinburg North’s football team to 3,600 yards rushing in 13 games.

He also has participated in basketball, baseball and track.

Rhodes in school: In another development, a UTSA spokesman said that running back Jalen Rhodes has enrolled in school and will participate in spring drills.

Originally, UTSA announced the former standout from Rowlett in its 2013 class. In July, UTSA coaches said Rhodes would be considered a gray shirt and would wait one semester before joining the program.

He will still have the standard five years to complete four years of eligibility, the spokesman said.